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Payne & Letham #1
One More Shot: A Caliza County Crime Novel
ASIN B085213FXL moved to this edition.
A bomb explodes in a small-town square on a Sunday morning, leaving three bodies behind—including one of the terrorists. Criminal Investigators Payne and Letham must bring the perpetrators to justice… before the next bomb goes off.
As a seasoned investigator for the Caliza County Sheriff’s Office, Sarah Jo Payne knows that most crime is exactly what it appears to be. But her young partner, Mike Letham, is convinced the terrorism angle is a cover-up. Both will find surprises as they chase the bad guys across the rural Texas county they thought they knew well.
An engrossing police procedural with richly drawn characters and a dose of Southern humor, One More Shot is the first of the Payne & Letham detective novels.
A bomb explodes in a small-town square on a Sunday morning, leaving three bodies behind—including one of the terrorists. Criminal Investigators Payne and Letham must bring the perpetrators to justice… before the next bomb goes off.
As a seasoned investigator for the Caliza County Sheriff’s Office, Sarah Jo Payne knows that most crime is exactly what it appears to be. But her young partner, Mike Letham, is convinced the terrorism angle is a cover-up. Both will find surprises as they chase the bad guys across the rural Texas county they thought they knew well.
An engrossing police procedural with richly drawn characters and a dose of Southern humor, One More Shot is the first of the Payne & Letham detective novels.
315 pages, ebook
First published December 30, 2019
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Richard Laird
1 book1 followerRichard Laird is an American author of crime fiction featuring Criminal Investigators Sarah Jo Payne and Mike Letham which takes place in the fictional setting of Caliza County, Texas.
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March 21, 2020
Solid, entertaining read.
I don't typically read crime fiction, so I don't really know how it compares to other books in the genre, but it's a well-written, entertaining story with some nice surprises.
I believe this is intended to be the first book in a series featuring police officers Payne and Letham (unless I'm mistaken and the connecting thread is simply Caliza County, TX), so I'm curious to see what happens to/with them in future installments.
I don't typically read crime fiction, so I don't really know how it compares to other books in the genre, but it's a well-written, entertaining story with some nice surprises.
I believe this is intended to be the first book in a series featuring police officers Payne and Letham (unless I'm mistaken and the connecting thread is simply Caliza County, TX), so I'm curious to see what happens to/with them in future installments.
May 7, 2020
An Exciting Read
It was a bit of a slow start, but then when the basic information was given it held me captive until the very end. There was more to the book than a robbery, there was prejudice, hate, greed and some good cops in the mix. It all takes place in a small east Texas town. It is well researched, telling of bomb making, different weapons, a group of people following a bully, and how prejudice can lead to murder, violence, and hurt. It is refreshingly told without the addition of four letter words. It ends with the suggestion of a sequel.
It was a bit of a slow start, but then when the basic information was given it held me captive until the very end. There was more to the book than a robbery, there was prejudice, hate, greed and some good cops in the mix. It all takes place in a small east Texas town. It is well researched, telling of bomb making, different weapons, a group of people following a bully, and how prejudice can lead to murder, violence, and hurt. It is refreshingly told without the addition of four letter words. It ends with the suggestion of a sequel.
August 15, 2021
Good book.
February 3, 2020
An engrossing crime novel with richly-drawn characters and a nice dose of Southern humor! Excellent evocation of the small-town-in-Texas atmosphere too. I really liked the interplay between Payne and Letham, and I'm looking forward to more novels featuring them. 5 stars!!
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